1 The body produces too much cortisol hormone by itself (known as âendogenousâ Cushingâs syndrome).  A person takes large amounts of steroid medication to treat conditions such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis or eczema. This is known as âexogenousâ Cushingâs syndrome.
Deficiency. A shortage or insufficiency. The amount by which federal Income Tax due exceeds the amount reported by the taxpayer on his or her return; also, the amount owed by a taxpayer who has not filed a return.
deficiency. a lack or shortage; a condition characterized by the presence of less than the normal or necessary supply or competence. antidiuretic hormone deficiency. see diabetes insipidus. clotting factor deficiency. see clotting. Hageman factor deficiency. see clotting.